Presentation Outline. Alaska Criminal Justice System Assessment 8/2/2015. System assessment. Prison growth and costs. Next steps

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1 Alaska Criminal Justice System Assessment Alaska Commission on Criminal Justice August 3, 2015 Anchorage, AK Presentation Outline System assessment Sentencing Community supervision Prison growth and costs Next steps Subgroups and schedule 1 1

2 Sources Data analysis Alaska Department of Corrections probation/parole data Alaska court case file review Statutory and policy review Interviews with system stakeholders Department of Corrections, judiciary, Department of Law, public defenders, Division of Behavioral Health, Mental Health Trust 2 PRETRIAL 3 2

3 Summary Takeaways Presentation Outline System assessment o research o practices in Alaska Sentencing Community supervision Prison growth and costs Next steps Subgroups and schedule 4 PRETRIAL RESEARCH 5 3

4 Rate of Failure 8/2/2015 Risk Assessment Risk = the likelihood of a negative future outcome risk = the likelihood of failure to appear in court or new criminal activity during the pretrial period Actuarial risk assessment tools are more accurate than professional judgment alone Have higher predictive validity Reduce disparities across judicial districts Source: Mamalian (2011), State of the Science of Risk Assessment 6 Risk Assessment Tools Predict Likelihood of Failure 50% 45% 40% 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% 6% 5% Likelihood of Misconduct, by Risk Level (Kentucky PRA-S) 9% 9% Source: Lowenkamp & VanNostrand (2013), Assessing Risk Without a Defendant Interview 13% 15% 15% 20% 20% Low Low-moderate Moderate Moderate-high High Risk Level Failure to Appear New Criminal Activity 23% 7 4

5 % Change in Likelihood of Failure 8/2/2015 Use Risk Scores to Guide Decisions About Release Conditions Courts should use risk scores to guide decisions about release conditions Examples of release conditions: Third-party custodian, electronic monitoring, drug and alcohol testing, etc. When applied to higher-risk defendants, restrictive release conditions lead to better pretrial outcomes When applied to lower-risk defendants, restrictive conditions lead to worse pretrial outcomes Source: VanNostrand (2009), Risk Assessment in the Federal Court 8 Third-Party Custodians Helpful For Higher-Risk Defendants, Not For Lower-Risk Defendants 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% -10% -20% -30% Percent Change in Likelihood of Failure for Federal Defendants with Third Party Custodian Condition, by Risk Level, % 30% 8% Risk Level 1 Risk Level 2 Risk Level 3 Risk Level 4 Risk Level 5-6% -17% Source: VanNostrand (2009), Risk Assessment in the Federal Court 9 5

6 Increased Likelihood of New Criminal Activity Compared to Detention Under 24 Hours 8/2/2015 Detention Can Lead to Worse Outcomes detention can lead to worse outcomes, particularly for low-risk defendants Low-risk defendants detained longer than 24 hours are: Less likely to appear for court More likely to engage in new criminal activity during the pretrial period More likely to recidivate long-term Source: Lowenkamp, VanNostrand & Holsinger (2013), The Hidden Cost of Detention 10 For Low-Risk Defendants, Detention Longer than 24 Hours Associated with Increased Criminal Activity 80% 70% 60% 50% Increased Likelihood of New Criminal Activity for Low-Risk Defendants Compared to Those Detained Under 24 Hours 40% 30% 20% +39% +50% +56% +57% +74% 10% 0% 2-3 days 4-7 days 8-14 days days 31+ days Days Detained Source: Lowenkamp, VanNostrand & Holsinger (2013), The Hidden Cost of Detention 11 6

7 % Appear for Court 8/2/2015 Money Bond Not The Most Effective Tool To Protect The Public During The Period Ability to pay money bond low-risk There are low-risk defendants who are unlikely to engage in new criminal activity but who can t afford bail And there are high-risk defendants who are likely to engage in new criminal activity who can afford bail Source: Schnacke (2014), Money As a Criminal Justice Stakeholder: The Judge s Decision to Release or Detain a Defendant 12 Unsecured Bonds Are As Effective At Achieving Court Appearance As Secured Bonds 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 97% 93% Court Appearance Rates By Bond Type, by Risk Level 87% Source: Jones (2013), Unsecured Bonds: The As Effective and Most Efficient Release Option 85% 80% 78% 43% Low Low-Moderate Moderate High Risk Level Unsecured Secured 53% 13 7

8 % Released % Complete Period Without Arrest 8/2/2015 Unsecured Bonds Are As Effective At Achieving Public Safety As Secured Bonds 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 93% 90% Public Safety Rates by Bond Type, by Risk Level 84% Source: Jones (2013), Unsecured Bonds: The As Effective and Most Efficient Release Option 79% 69% 70% 64% Low Low-Moderate Moderate High Risk Level Unsecured Secured 58% 14 Defendants With Unsecured Bonds Released At Higher Rates Than Those With Secured Bonds 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Release Rates by Bond Type, by Risk Level 93% 95% 96% 83% 65% Source: Jones (2013), Unsecured Bonds: The As Effective and Most Efficient Release Option 54% 88% Low Low-Moderate Moderate High Risk Level Unsecured Secured 46% 15 8

9 Appearance Rates Increase When Courts Make Accommodations For Defendants Court date reminders (mail, , phone call, text) Night court for defendants who work during the day Remote participation in court hearings by teleconference Source: Bechtel, Holsinger, Lowenkamp & Warren (2015), A Meta-Analytic Review of Research: Risk Assessment, Bond Type, and Interventions 16 Research Summary risk assessment can help predict likelihood of pretrial failure Courts should use risk scores to guide release decisions, and focus release conditions on higher-risk defendants detention can lead to worse outcomes, particularly for low-risk defendants Secured financial bond increases pretrial detention, without increasing pretrial success 17 9

10 PRETRIAL PRACTICES IN ALASKA 18 Number of Detainees Up 81% in Last Decade 1,600 1,400 Defendants on July 1, by Year 1,479 1,200 1, Source: Alaska Department of Corrections 19 10

11 Admissions Down 13%, But Still High Numbers of Nonviolent Misdemeanor Admissions 25,000 Number of Admissions, 2005 and 2014, by Type 20,000 15,000 10,000 5, ,623 11,171 4,615 4,106 4,058 2,748 1,865 2, Nonviolent Misd. Violent Misd. Nonviolent Felony Violent Felony Source: Alaska Department of Corrections 20 Admissions: Citation vs. Arrest Officers permitted by statute to issue citations for nonviolent misdemeanors rather than arrest However, lack of statutory guidance on when to cite vs. arrest 21 11

12 Days 8/2/2015 Misdemeanor Defendants Defendants Staying Longer Than They Used To Mean Length of Stay for Detainees, 2005 and 2014 (Days) Felony Violent Felony Nonviolent Misd. Violent Misd. Nonviolent Source: Alaska Department of Corrections 22 Alaska Court File Review Purpose: To examine pretrial release conditions and time to first release Sampled court case files from Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau, Bethel, and Nome Randomly selected from DOC release cohort for each jurisdiction Of case files reviewed, 310 files had bail conditions for analysis Data entry and analysis by Pew and Alaska Judicial Council 23 12

13 Few Defendants Released On Their Own Recognizance Or On Unsecured Bond Statute presumes release on recognizance or unsecured bond In practice, only 12% of defendants sampled were released on their own recognizance, and an additional 10% had unsecured bond Source: Alaska Court File Review 24 Less than Half of Sampled Defendants Are Released From Prison Percent of Sampled Defendants Released Not Released 52% Released 48% Source: Alaska Court File Review 25 13

14 Release Linked to Ability to Pay Rather Than Defendant s Risk risk assessment not used in decisions about whether to release or detain, or in setting conditions of release Because secured bond is ordered in the majority of cases, release is often linked to ability to pay rather than the defendant s risk of pretrial failure Source: Alaska Court File Review 26 Money Bond Set In Two-Thirds Of Cases Percent of Sampled Defendants With Secured Bond Requirements Secured Bond Not Required 33% Secured Bond Required 67% Source: Alaska Court File Review 27 14

15 41% of Bonds Set At $2,500 or More 45% 40% 35% 30% 25% 20% Percentage of Sampled Defendants with Secured Bond Amounts, by Category 18% 31% 41% 15% 10% 11% 5% 0% Under $500 $500-$999 $1,000-$2,499 $2,500+ Source: Alaska Court File Review 28 Lower Release Rates For Higher Bond Amounts 70% 64% Percent of Sampled Defendants With Secure Bond Released, By Amount Category 60% 50% 40% 30% 43% 38% 33% 20% 10% 0% Under $500 $500-$999 $1,000-$2,499 $2,500+ Source: Alaska Court File Review 29 15

16 Average Time to Release (Days) 8/2/2015 Longer Detention Before First Release For Defendants With Higher Bond Amounts 60 Average Time to First Release For Released Sampled Defendants With Secure Bond, by Dollar Amount Days 50 Days Days 6 Days 0 Under $500 $500-$999 $1,000-$2,499 $2,500+ Source: Alaska Court File Review 30 Other (Non-Financial) Release Conditions Not Tied To Risk While courts have statutory authority to order non-financial release conditions Examples: Third-party custodians, drug and alcohol monitoring, home arrest, etc. No actuarial tool used to guide decisions on release conditions Unknown whether more restrictive conditions are focused on higher-risk defendants 31 16

17 Third-Party Custodian Conditions Required In Addition to Money Bond Third-party custodian required for defendant s release in 23% of cases sampled Of those defendants with a third-party custodian condition, all also had money bail conditions Source: Alaska Court File Review 32 Three-Quarters of Defendants With Third Party Custodian Conditions Not Released Percentage of Sampled Defendants with Third Party Custodian Condition Who Were Released Released 25% Not Released 75% Source: Alaska Court File Review 33 17

18 Accommodations To Increase Court Appearance No statewide court date reminder system (mail, , phone call, text) to increase court appearance rates Reports of some courts making ad hoc accommodations to increase court appearance such as conducting hearings by teleconference 34 Less Serious Cases Not Prioritized For Speedier Trial No statute on speedy trial timelines Court rule on speedy trial: Prioritizes scheduling of cases for defendants in custody over defendants who have been released But does not prioritize scheduling of misdemeanor cases over felony cases Speedy trial time limit for felonies, misdemeanors, and violations is 120 days 35 18

19 Questions For Policy Development What guidance can be provided to law enforcement regarding cite vs. arrest for misdemeanor offenses? How can Alaska incorporate evidence-based risk tools into pretrial decision-making? What accommodations can be made to increase court appearance rates? How can court processes be streamlined to reduce pretrial lengths of stay? 36 SENTENCING 37 19

20 Sentencing Number of Sentenced Inmates Up 14% in Last Decade Sentenced Offenders on July 1, by Year 2,900 2,700 2,500 2,627 2,300 2,100 2,303 1,900 1,700 1, Source: Alaska Department of Corrections 38 Presentation Outline System assessment Sentencing Prison admissions and recidivism Prison length of stay and recidivism Community supervision Prison growth and costs Next steps Subgroups and schedule 39 20

21 PRISON ADMISSIONS AND RECIDIVISM 40 Sentencing Prison Admissions and Recidivism: Current Practice in Alaska Research summary Incarceration is not more effective at reducing recidivism than non-custodial sanctions Current practices in Alaska Large though declining number of misdemeanants sentenced to prison Number of nonviolent felons sentenced to prison up slightly Despite options, limited use of prison alternatives outside of probation 41 21

22 Sentencing Despite Declines, 82% of Prison Admissions Are Misdemeanants; Nonviolent Felons Up Slightly 14,000 Number of Admissions for Sentenced Offenders, 2005 and 2014, by Type 12,000 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2, ,573 6,569 2,235 2,093 1,287 1, Nonviolent Misd. Violent Misd. Nonviolent Felony Violent Felony Source: Alaska Department of Corrections 42 Sentencing In Sentencing Offenders, 5 Primary Options Sentencing Option Prison/jail (including time served) Therapeutic courts Probation Suspended imposition of sentence Fine Eligibility Felons and some misdemeanants Misdemeanants and some felons Misdemeanants and some felons Misdemeanants and some felons Misdemeanants and few felons 43 22

23 Sentencing Prison and Probation Used Often; Limited Use of Other Options 15,237 13,885 Placements, , Prison Admissions Probation Dispositions SIS Dispositions Therapeutic Court Opt-Ins Source: Alaska Department of Corrections; Alaska Court System; Therapeutic Courts Coordinator 44 Sentencing Felony Offenders Therapeutic Courts Underutilized Court Type Available Slots Statewide, FY15 Average Utilization, FY15 Range Drug/DUI/Veteran % 73% - 99% Mental Health % 53% - 94% And Lack Statewide Practice Standards High risk/high need participants that could benefit most from program potentially screened out prior to undergoing risk assessment Source: Therapeutic Courts Coordinator 45 23

24 Sentencing Availability Of Therapeutic Courts Differ Geographically Court Drug Court DUI Court MH Court Anchorage X X X Fairbanks X Juneau X X Ketchikan X X Palmer X Bethel X 32 other courts Source: Therapeutic Courts Coordinator 46 LENGTH OF STAY AND RECIDIVISM 47 24

25 Days 8/2/2015 Sentencing Length of Stay: Current Practice in Alaska Research summary: Longer prison stays do not reduce recidivism more than shorter stays Current practices in Alaska: Misdemeanant length of stay down slightly All felony offense types staying in prison longer over previous decade Nonviolent: Property and drug offenders staying a month longer; alcohol and public order offenders staying about three months longer Violent: Person offenders staying about three months longer; sex offenders staying 15 months longer 48 Sentencing Felony Offenders In 4 out of 5 Major Categories, Misdemeanor Length of Stay Down Mean Length of Stay for Sentenced Offenders with Misdemeanor Convictions, 2005 and 2014, By Top 5 Offense Category Alcohol Person Property Public Order Transportation Source: Alaska Department of Corrections 49 25

26 Days Days 8/2/2015 Sentencing Offenders Felony Length of Stay Up Across Nonviolent Offense Categories Mean Length of Stay for Sentenced Offenders Convicted of Nonviolent Felony Charges, 2005 and 2014, by Offense Category Property Drugs Alcohol Public Order Source: Alaska Department of Corrections 50 Sentencing Offenders Felony Length of Stay up 17% for Person Offenders; 86% for Sex Offenders Mean Length of Stay for Sentenced Offenders Convicted of Violent Felony Charges, 2005 and 2014, by Offense Category 1, Person Registerable Sex Offense Source: Alaska Department of Corrections 51 26

27 Sentencing Felony Offenders Questions for Policy Development Can Alaska increase availability of its alternatives to incarceration? How can the state ensure its therapeutic courts are achieving the maximum recidivism reduction? What opportunities exist to target longer prison stays on more serious offenders and shorter prison stays on less serious offenders? Can Alaska further focus prison beds on serious violent offenders? 52 COMMUNITY SUPERVISION 53 27

28 Presentation Outline System assessment Sentencing Community supervision Focus on high risk offenders and target criminogenic needs Use swift, certain, and proportionate sanctions Incorporate rewards and incentives Incorporate treatment into supervision Frontload resources Prison growth and costs Next steps Subgroups and schedule 54 Community Supervision Community Corrections Growth Outpacing Prison Growth 12,000 DOC Populations on July 1, ,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2, Prison Population Probation Parole Population CRC Population EM Population Source: Alaska Department of Corrections 55 28

29 Community Supervision Almost Two-Thirds of Offenders Released Return to Prison Within Three Years 100% Percentage of Offenders Released Who Return to Prison Within 3 Years, FY 2002 and % 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 71% 63% 0% FY 2002 FY 2011 Source: Alaska Department of Corrections 56 Community Supervision Number of Supervision Violators in Prison Up 15% in Last Decade 1,400 Number of Supervision Violators in Prison, July 1, 2005 and ,200 1,000 1,013 1, Source: Alaska Department of Corrections 57 29

30 Community Supervision Recidivism Reduction Principles Focus on high risk offenders and target criminogenic needs Use swift, certain, and proportionate sanctions for violations Incorporate rewards and incentives Incorporate treatment into supervision Frontload resources 58 Community Supervision Risk, Needs, Responsivity: Research Principle Risk: Focus resources on higher-risk offenders Needs: Use supervision and programming to target criminogenic needs Responsivity: Address barriers to program success Source: Andrews (1999), Recidivism Is Predictable and Can Be Influenced: Using Risk Assessments to Reduce Recidivism 59 30

31 Community Supervision Risk, Needs, Responsivity: Current Practices Alaska uses risk/needs assessment tools to identify risk of reoffending and treatment needs, and uses scores to inform supervision levels and case planning However, large portion of community supervision resources still focused on low-risk offenders Even with lower supervision standards, low-risk offenders make up a large share of caseloads and require staff resources that would otherwise be dedicated to offenders who are more likely to reoffend Significant portion of the halfway house population is not assessed, potentially leading to mixing of risk levels 60 Community Supervision 39% of Probation/Parole Population Low-Risk 2,500 LSI-R Classifications on July 1, ,000 2,105 1,500 1,602 1, Minimum (0-18) Medium (19-28) Maximum (29-55) Source: Alaska Department of Corrections 61 31

32 Community Supervision Population in Halfway Houses Unassessed for Risk Level Halfway House Population On July 1, 2014, by Status 30% Sentenced 70% Source: Alaska Department of Corrections 62 Community Supervision Swift, Certain, and Proportional Sanctions: Research Principle Respond to problem behavior in a manner that will change that behavior Deterrence: Swift, certain, and proportional sanctions have a stronger deterrent effect than delayed, random, and severe sanctions Source: Nagin & Pogarsky (2001), Integrating Celerity, Impulsivity, and Extralegal Sanction Threats into a Model of General Deterrence: Theory and Evidence 63 32

33 Days 8/2/2015 Community Supervision Swift, Certain, and Proportional Sanctions: Current Practices PACE program incorporates swift and certain responses PACE probation imposes swift, certain and proportional jail stays for higher-risk offenders who violate supervision conditions However, only applies to a small portion of offenders on community supervision For standard probation and parole, no system-wide framework for swift, certain, and proportional sanctions There is a system in place for revoking offenders to prison, but no statewide system for intermediate sanctioning Some sanctioning processes are inconsistent with swift, certain, and proportionate principles, including long delays between the problem behavior and the response, and disproportionately long revocation sentences 64 Supervision Community Supervision Violators Petitions To Revoke Take A Month to Resolve Mean Length of Stay for Unsentenced Supervision Violators, (Days) Source: Alaska Department of Corrections 65 33

34 Swift, Community Certain, Proportionate Supervision Nearly Half Of Revocations Staying More Than One Month; 29% More Than Three Months Number of Supervision Violators Released in 2005 and 2014, by Length of Stay Days 8-30 Days 1 to 3 mths 3 to 6 mths 6 mths to 1 year to 2 years 2 or more years Source: Alaska Department of Corrections 66 Community Supervision Incorporate Rewards and Incentives: Research Principle Provide rewards and incentives for meeting case-specific goals of supervision to enhance individual motivation Develop a continuum of rewards to round out the continuum of sanctions Higher program completion when rewards outnumber sanctions Source: Wodahl, Garland, Culhane & McCarty (2011), Utilizing Behavioral Interventions to Improve Supervision Outcomes in Community-based Corrections 67 34

35 Community Supervision Incorporate Rewards and Incentives: Current Practices For offenders in prison, statute authorizes good time and furlough incentives to reward positive behavior and program participation However, for offenders on community supervision, no systemwide framework exists to incentivize and reward positive behavior and compliance No statutory mechanism for earned compliance credits Variation in practices limit the use of early termination as a motivational tool 68 Community Supervision Incorporate Treatment Into Supervision: Research Principle Incorporate treatment into supervision case plans rather than using surveillance alone Utilize cognitive-behavioral treatment and communitybased drug and alcohol treatment Source: Washington State Institute for Public Policy (2012), available at:

36 Community Supervision Incorporate Treatment Into Supervision: Current Practices Division of Probation and Parole uses LSI-R to identify criminogenic needs with top priority needs forming the basis of offender case management plans Significant efforts to increase access to treatment and programming, but still dramatic unmet treatment needs Insufficient inpatient and outpatient treatment beds and qualified treatment providers Regional disparities in community-based treatment and programming 70 Community Incorporate Treatment Supervision into Supervision DOC Substance Abuse Services Increasing Department of Correction Substance Abuse Services, FY 2010 FY 2014 Aftercare RSAT LSSAT ANSAT Assessment/Referrals FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 Screening ,000 1,200 1,400 1,600 Source: Alaska Department of Corrections 71 36

37 Community Supervision DOC Community-Based Treatment Community-based intensive outpatient and continuing care programs in 5 communities Anchorage Fairbanks Juneau Kenai Palmer In FY15, 21% of the community supervision population accessed DOC community-based treatment Source: Alaska Department of Corrections 72 Community Supervision Significant Unmet Treatment Need in Alaskan Population Percentage of Alaskans With Alcohol Dependance or Abuse Who Recieved Treatment ( ) Percentage of Alaskans With Illicit Drug Dependance or Abuse Who Received Treatment ( ) 13% 11% 87% 89% Source: SAMSHA (2014), Behavioral Health Barometer: Alaska,

38 Community Supervision Frontload Resources: Research Principle Focus supervision and programming resources during the initial weeks and months following release from prison when violations and arrests are most likely to occur 74 Community Supervision Frontload Resources: Current Practices Significant recent efforts to improve transition in the first months following release from prison Improved re-entry planning policies, creation of re-entry coalitions, hiring reentry coordinators Revocations in Alaska most likely to happen in the first months following release from prison; however, supervision resources allocated well beyond these initial months Moreover, supervision terms have increased over past decade While probation officers have some discretion to reduce supervision levels over time, options are limited and potentially arbitrary 75 38

39 Months 8/2/2015 Community Supervision Failure Most Likely To Happen In First Three Months 70% 60% 62% Time Served on Probation / Parole Before Return to DOC, % 40% 30% 20% 17% 10% 0% 11% 8% 3% 0-3 months 4-6 months 7-12 months months months Source: Alaska Department of Corrections 76 Community Supervision Average Length of Stay on Community Supervision Up 13% Mean Length of Supervision for Successful Discharge, months months Source: Alaska Department of Corrections 77 39

40 Community Supervision Limited and Potentially Arbitrary Process To Reduce Offenders Supervision Levels Over Time Probation and parole officers have the discretion to: Reduce supervision levels over time Place low-risk offenders on an administrative caseload Recommend certain offenders for early termination of probation However, there are opportunities to streamline and standardize step down process in order to most efficiently allocate resources 78 Community Supervision Most Offenders on Active Medium or Minimum Supervision; 10% Inactive 3,500 Number of Offenders by Supervision Level, July ,000 2,882 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,179 1, Inactive/Minimum Bank Minimum Medium Maximum Unclassified Source: Alaska Department of Corrections 79 40

41 Community Supervision Questions For Policy Development What measures can be put in place to focus community supervision resources more on higher-risk offenders? Are there opportunities to expand use of swift, certain, and proportional sanctions on supervision? Are there opportunities to incentivize positive behavior and reward compliance with supervision conditions? What opportunities exist for expanded training and quality assurance processes? 80 Presentation Outline System assessment Sentencing Community supervision Prison growth and costs Next steps Subgroups and schedule 81 41

42 Department of Corrections Operating Expenditures,, in Millions 8/2/2015 Projected Growth and Costs Spending on Corrections Up 60% Over Past 2 Decades 350 Department of Corrections Operating Expenditures, FY $327 Million $126 Million 50 0 *Figures do not include capital expenditures; 60% based on inflation-adjusted numbers Source: Alaska Department of Corrections 82 Projected Growth and Costs Community Supervision Accounts For 43% Of DOC Population, But Only 6% of DOC Budget DOC Population by Placement Type, July 1, 2014 DOC Spending by Placement Type, FY15 10% 6% 10% 43% 47% 84% Source: Alaska Department of Corrections 83 42

43 Projected Growth and Costs Absent Further Reform, Prison Population Projected to Grow 27%, Costing At Least $169 Million 7,000 Historical and Projected Prison Growth, ,511 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000-3,903 5,095 Historical Average Daily Population Current Hard Bed Capacity Projected Average Daily Population Source: Alaska Department of Corrections 84 Projected Growth and Costs Methodology for Projected Growth and Costs Prison population projected to grow by 1,416 beds in 10 years By 2017, the population will exceed current hard bed capacity, requiring the reopening of a closed facility (128 beds) By 2018, the population will exceed expanded capacity, necessitating out of state contracting Accommodating the projected growth will cost taxpayers at least $169 million 85 43

44 Questions? 86 Presentation Outline System assessment Sentencing Community supervision Prison growth and costs Next steps Subgroups and schedule 87 44

45 Next Steps Policy Subgroups A Sentencing B Community Supervision C Alex Bryner (chair) Ron Taylor (chair) Trevor Stephens (chair) Craig Richards Kris Sell Terry Vrabec Quinlan Steiner Jeff Jessee John Coghill Wes Keller Stephanie Rhoades Brenda Stanfill Greg Razo 88 Next Steps Meeting Schedule Subgroup A Subgroup B Subgroup C Full Commission Wed., Sept. 9, 9:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Wed., Oct. 14, 9:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Wed., Nov. 18, 9:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Wed., Sept. 9, 1:00 4:00 p.m. Wed., Oct. 14, 1:00 4:00 p.m. Wed., Nov. 18, 1:00 4:00 p.m. Thurs., Sept. 10, 9:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Thurs., Oct. 15, 9:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Thurs., Nov. 19, 9:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Thurs., Oct. 15, 1:00 4:00 p.m. Thurs., Nov. 19, 1:00 4:00 p.m. Thurs., Dec. 10, 10:00 a.m. 1:30 p.m

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